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coaxal

adjective
co·​axal | \ (ˈ)kō+\

Definition of coaxal

: coaxial: such as
a of circles : having collinear centers and the same radical axis
b of triangles : having the intersections of corresponding sides on a straight line called the axis of the triangles

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History and Etymology for coaxal

co- + axal

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